Robin Hood, Eddie Rockets and Great Big Hugs

This day was, in short, the best day of the summer so far. Okay, the morning was pretty sucky. I had chores to do. Yuck. But after them, Conor and I headed in to town to meet up with Eileen, Laura, Kevin, Monica and Elizabeth. And sure, don't you know I ran up to Eileen and hugged her before she'd even seen me! I was so happy to see her - proof enough that I miss everyone, if I can't even wait three seconds for her to realise it's me. Laura then got a big hug, then Eileen again, and Elizabeth when she came along, and Monica, and even Kevin when he finally got there.

In all the excitement, we headed from the spire to the cinema, stopping off on the way to get food... 2 Euro shop, anyone? Eileen and I stocked up on sweets (Dolly Mixtures for me!), drinks (Sprite) and chocolate (an as-yet uneaten Milkybar...because I'm three years old), and on to Marks and Spencer to get a bag on five cookies for three euro... we only ate one each. They've been brought home by her. I got a text, instead: "Also, i owe you a cookie and a half". Spontaneous cookies! Yuss!

We went to see Robin Hood when we'd stocked up on food. Seven of us in a line with store-bought food and student tickets, munching away and getting filled with sugar. The movie was alright, too. The ads are deceptive in what they show you; they suggest that he's on the run for the whole thing, rather than actually fighting alongside the king against the French (if you didn't know the plotline, then really I have no idea what you're doing here...) I won't go into the accents... really I wouldn't have noticed them if my boss hadn't shown me the complaints some fans were making on IMDB when the movie first came out. I just ignored them and tried to appreciate the movie for what it was - a remake, filled with all the violence a movie of its type could have, and a bit of humour too. Gotta love Friar Tuck and his beehives...

When we'd had our share of violence and sugar, we went to Eddie Rockets, where we got liquid sugar and some chicken presented in various ways (excpet for Kevin who got a hamburger and Laura who got onion rings). After our fill, we went to town. We didn't stay too long after that; we went to Penneys where Eileen got a scarf from the boys section, HMV, where I got The Doors for €5.99, and then it was on to Eason. Along the way, Laura and Elizabeth went home. Boo urns! But we still had a cracking time. Eileen got a book for her dad, Conor got a couple of DVDs from Tower Records, and I added to my collection of badges. Revamping the pencil case before the start of college in September. I know, long way away, but new ones come and go. It's going to be so cool when it's done! I have such good fun when someone sees my pencil case and has to pick it up to look at all the badges on it. The new design will be fantastic!

When we'd had our fill of fun and people had to go home, we went our seperate ways. That leaves me... here. Yeah, that about does it. The only thing that can make this day any better would be if people like Eithne and Liam got in touch before the day was out. And, you know, if James and Jessica hadn't been working... Still, onwards and upwards and all that! Party tomorrow night! If I have anything to say before then, you'll see me before I go. If not, you may get a nice little story-time about the party. I hope it's as good as I'm making it out to be in my head... Ah sure, feck it. A party is a party, and this particular one is a chance to see some people again! Can't wait to see Emma and Deezie tomorrow (and Christine and Ashling, and hopefully Liam!) Fun fun fun! Gotta get me some hyperactivity!

Summer of Fun

Yeah, that's what I'd been calling it. That was before Anti-Climax Syndrome hit and I realised that all the craic wasn't happening; most people are gone back to the country, and those that can come from the country are still quite a bit away. So, in the week I've been off nothing has happened. At all. Seriously, I could pretty much tell you everything I've done this past week.

Thursday: That was the day to recover from Wednesday. I may not have had anything to drink, but I didn't sleep, so I was fairly tired. Did nothing that day aside from lying down and interacting with people on Facebook.

Friday: I made plans. Actually, that's not even entirely true. I formulated plans, but a lot of them haven't actually been made. I was also in work for three hours.

Saturday: I worked 9-5, got a phone call from Liam on my lunch break, and did nothing much else that night, except for watch Doctor Who and go to the cinema with the lads, to see The Bad Lieutenant.

Sunday: Red Pen of Doom got to work and I finished getting through Meet Sam. The first draft is now becoming the second draft, which in turn will become the third draft when I've corrected that too. But of course, I still have to add in loads of extra material.

Monday: Procrastination, visit to the bank, then I went to the cinema with Ciara. We went to see Prince of Persia. It was fairly awesome. After that... nothing, really. I've checked Twitter - that's no word of a lie.

Tuesday: Editing Montage, day 1. 4 hours of Glee, four hours of fiction done. It was awesome, especially since I added over 1,000 words! After that... I was tired. Too tired to do anything but talk to people on Facebook. And be an idiot... Long story...

Wednesday: Um.. that's today. Okay, so I had a phone call, again from Liam. Had to talk to him about me being an idiot, and there was something regarding one of my secret plans that I haven't told anyone about. I also got through a bit more of Meet Sam, and I made a video for the first time in about 7 weeks. You can view it here. It's not great, but sure, feck it.

So, the next few days..? Well, I'm not working in the shop until Sunday, which gives me three more days off. I'm trying to see if I can organise going out tomorrow, but it doesn't look likely. So I'll probably do more editing, or write some of Dignity, though that may have to take a backseat until I can get through all of Meet Sam, and finish the second draft. Actually, that makes a lot of sense. Things make sense when you write them down. I recommend it.

Friday, lunch with Sophie. And I might buy a camera. We shall see. Saturday... no clue yet. Ah the Summer of Fun, where would I be without you? (short answer: college)